Dan Morse
3:35 AM
She was at work when the third round of blood test results came in. Why else would her doctor's office be calling? But she couldn't answer right then and would call back in two hours during her lunch break.

Pauline Bax, Emele Onu and Yinka Ibukun
2:49 AM
Muhammadu Buhari was elected president of Nigeria, defeating the incumbent Goodluck Jonathan and setting the stage for the first transfer of power from the People's Democratic Party since the end of military rule 16 years ago.

Osman Orsal and Humeyra Pamuk
12:46 AM
Istanbul: A far-left Turkish group took an Istanbul prosecutor hostage on Tuesday and threatened to kill him, prompting special forces to enter the courthouse and police to evacuate the building.

Stephen Ceasar
10:12 PM
A trial to determine ownership of the prized Bahia Emerald will continue in Los Angeles despite on-going efforts by the government of Brazil to return the gem to its country of origin.

Edward Wong
10:09 PM
Chinese corruption investigators looking into a top security and intelligence official have found that he had six mistresses and two sons by them, as well as possibly six villas in Beijing, according to reports published in China.

Al Baker and Ashley Southall
10:01 PM
A one-year-old boy whose mother locked herself in a restroom with him at a restaurant in Midtown Manhattan on Monday was declared dead at Bellevue Hospital Centre, where he was taken after workers who unlocked the door found him unconscious and foaming at the mouth, the police said.

David Barboza
9:47 PM
Rhodes scholarships will soon expand to the developing world, and aspiring students from China will be joining the likes of famous one-time Rhodes scholars Tony Abbott and Bill Clinton.

6:53 PM
A massive power cut has caused chaos across Turkey, shutting down the metro networks in Istanbul and the capital Ankara, with the government saying an outside attack on the system was not ruled out.

Simon Sturdee and Jo Biddle
6:33 PM
Marathon talks aimed at stopping Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons have gone into a final nail-biting day, with Russia saying the chances were "high" of reaching a historic framework deal by midnight.

Megan Levy
3:22 PM
A New Zealand bar manager jailed in Myanmar for using an image of Buddha to promote his business is enduring appalling conditions in prison, including being forced to sleep on a wooden pallet, his parents claim.